KeyBank hosts book drive for Little Red Bookshelves

Tuesday

Nov 19, 2013 at 5:46 PMNov 19, 2013 at 5:46 PM

Submitted to Messenger Post

CANANDAIGUA — Thanks to the employees and clients of the KeyBank branch in Parkway Plaza, the Community Reading Partnership (CRP) will be keeping its 16 Little Red bookshelves stocked with free books for the time being.

Employees at the bank, at 145 Eastern Blvd. in Canandaigua, stepped up to help after they read in the Daily Messenger that the organization was looking for a group to host a book drive on CRP’s behalf. CRP is a non-profit organization with initiatives dedicated to encouraging family literacy. They collect gently used books in good condition, and place them year-round on 16 Little Red Bookshelves in Canandaigua, Farmington, Hopewell and Clifton Springs.

“It was very nice of them to sponsor a drive. They were great to deal with,” says CRP Board member Barb Wood, of KeyBank’s efforts. Wood oversees the Little Red Bookshelves with the help of volunteer guardians and ongoing book donations. “Of course, we would always welcome any other businesses to do the same."

Amy Hiller, KeyBank branch manager, said the big red totes filled up quickly with book donations from the bank's clients and employees during the book drive held throughout October.

Anyone wishing to donate books may leave them in the Giant Book Drop Boxes at the entrance to each Canandaigua school or at the reception area of the Link entrance to the Primary School (off Gibson Street) in Canandaigua. Please label the box “CRP” or “Little Red Bookshelf.” CRP cannot accept the following: self-help books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed books, or magazines. Mildewed books also cannot be accepted.